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April 2019
Welcome
Hello Colleague, here is Nova's April 2019 e-bulletin!
In this bulletin you'll find details of a wide range of news, events, funding and training for the voluntary sector in and around the Wakefield District. We regularly update the website so please do check on a frequent basis in order to keep up to date.
Remember: if you are a Nova member you can send in your own events, training, news and jobs through the members area on the website.
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Nova News
Wakefield Community Safety 'Big Conversation'
Wakefield District Third Sector Community Safety 'Big Conversation' on Wednesday 20 March was a great success with 85% of participants scoring it at 8/10 or above. The event focused on how we can work together to impact upon the Community Safety Plan priorities.
Mark Burns-Williamson, WY Police & Crime Commissioner, set the partnership tone for the event via video, there was cross sector representation including businesses (Wakefield BID), Police and Fire Service, Elected Members, Wakefield and District Housing, Department of Work and Pensions, health organisations and many local charities and voluntary organisations.
Andy Simms of Spectrum is the Third Sector Representative on Wakefield’s Community Safety Partnership (CSP). Andy talked about his role and the importance of keeping him informed of what is happening in your communities so he can report on it at the CSP. You can do this by email through Nova info@nova-wd.org.uk or direct to Andy andrew.simms@spectrum-cic.nhs.uk.
We heard from partnership projects that are making a real difference in local areas:
- Max’s Madcats & Poxon’s Predators – On the Warwick Estate, Knottingley
- The Community Harmony Project – Ward 16
- Well Women Centre – Liaison & Diversion Services and the Restore Project
- Rosalie Ryrie Foundation – supporting people living with domestic abuse
The biggest positive of the event was that we were coming together to talk about these things, breaking through boundaries of sectors across all 6 priorities which are: hate crime, anti-social behaviour including arson, violent crime, burglary, domestic abuse, rape and sexual offences.
The message was ‘Better together with what we’ve got’, collaboration and communication is essential for impact and change but it can be difficult to identify what is out there. The discussions brought up the important link between health and wellbeing and community safety with possible partnership projects which could apply to the PCC's Safer Communities Fund for support and we will bring you information on these in due course.
If you need any other information about community safety and the third sector do contact either Andy Simms andrew.simms@spectrum-cic.nhs.uk or Mary Roche mary.roche@nova-wd.org.uk.
Carers Digital Inclusion Project – request for expertise
Connecting Communities is a new project between Wakefield Council and Community Anchor organisations in Wakefield District to work with partners (E.g. Carers Wakefield District, Connecting Care Hubs, Age UK, Alzheimers Society, Live Well Wakefield) to identify older, unpaid carers who would benefit from being able to use digital technology to meet their needs and to reduce social isolation. Community Anchor organisations are:
- Community run and led
- Rooted in a sense of place
- Have multiple functions
- Have a mission to improve the whole community and not just a part
- Dynamic and evolving
While we have a lot of ideas, we would welcome the input of partners who have specific expertise in this field who would like to help to make this project a real success for carers and those they care for. If you are interested, please contact Mary Roche, Nova Adviser, Community and Enterprise Development by email mary.roche@nova-wd.org.uk or by calling 01924 367418.
Volunteers' Week 2019 - Let us know what you are doing!
We'd like everyone in Wakefield District to know what kinds of activities and events are taking place in Volunteers' Week 2019, which runs from 1-7 June 2019. If you have got things planned for Volunteers' Week, we'd be really grateful if you could complete this form (Word) and return to info@nova-wd.org.uk. We will then be creating a leaflet which holds all the Volunteers' Week information.
Meeting room hire at Nova
Nova has two low-cost city centre meeting rooms for hire, which are easily accessible by all forms of public transport and from Borough Road car park, which is situated directly opposite the Nova office. You can use the rooms to deliver training sessions, hold staff or committee meetings, one-to-one sessions and more. Meeting Room 1 can seat up to 8 people in a comfortable and friendly environment, and Meeting Room 2 can seat up to 12 people. Meeting Room 1 has an interactive whiteboard and both rooms have a projector, flip chart, and whiteboard facilities. Both have access to wireless internet and wheelchair access. Facilities are available for refreshments and are included in the price. It costs just £10 per hour for Nova Members and £15 per hour for Non-Members. For bookings or for more information, call 01924 367418, email info@nova-wd.org.uk or download a booking form (Word).
Meeting Room 1
Meeting Room 2
New Nova Members
We would like to say a big Nova welcome to our 9 new Nova Members, taking the total to 332. The new Nova Members are:
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News
Clinks Newsflash Portal
 You can now get unlimited access to Clinks' funding portal, if you become a member of Clinks. If you're not a member yet, joining Clinks is a great value way to keep up to date with funding opportunities for voluntary sector organisations. The funding portal holds around 4,000 opportunities and can keep you informed of the latest funds along with regular email updates. What you get:
- The portal holds complete and concise fund details, including criteria, contact details and links to application forms
- You can sign up to receive automatic email notifications and weekly newsletters
- Funding searches and individual schemes can be saved for future reference
Membership starts at just £20 for the year and is free for organisations with an income of less than £30,000. For more information on the funding portal and Clinks membership, please visit the Clinks website.
NCVO's new joint project with Acevo and Lloyds Bank Foundation
 'Rebalancing the Relationship' is a new project exploring how large and small voluntary organisations, bidding to deliver services, can work better with and alongside one another. NCVO is taking on the 'Rebalancing the Relationship' project in partnership with ACEVO and Lloyds Bank Foundation to explore how the relationship between large and small voluntary organisations can be rebalanced, in order to deliver better services, strengthen communities and ensure equity of opportunity across the voluntary sector. Although the project will consider the wider commissioning environment, it will focus on organisations themselves taking action and ownership over what they themselves can do. For more information, please visit the NCVO website.
Exciting, free opportunity for unpaid carers
 Wakefield Council is working in partnership with Wakefield and District Housing to offer a comprehensive Care Link package for free to support informal/unpaid Carers for a three month period. Access to the three month free Care Link offer will allow Carers to receive practical support as well as referrals/signposting to relevant information and support. This will enable carers to:
- have a life outside of caring
- be assured that the cared for person is safe whilst they go about day to day business
- be signposted to support/services earlier in their caring journey
- manage the risk of Carer breakdown
- manage their own health and wellbeing
- care for longer, improving outcomes for the cared for and reducing pressures on health and care services
Additionally, Carers who live in Wakefield and District Housing properties will have access to the WDH Wellbeing Caseworkers, Mental Health Navigators and Cash Wise Advisors. The free Care Link scheme will be fully explained to Carers on application so that they understand how it works and will sign an agreement form detailing that Care Link is offered for a free month period only. Beyond that the service is available at a cost to the recipient. Professional judgement should be used to identify and refer those Carers who would benefit from the scheme, and will specifically target carers who would not be eligible for the Care Link via other work streams (i.e. Hospital to Home). Referrals can be made via telephone by calling 01977 788000 or by completing the referral form (Word) and emailing to carelink.partners@wdh.cjsm.net. This is a secure email address. Alternatively, Wakefield Council colleagues can send referrals via Cryptshare and email direct to carelinkpartners@wdh.co.uk. For further information, please contact the Care Link Team on 01977 788000 or email carelink@wdh.co.uk.
Battle Scars - Self harm support group now in Wakefield
 Battle Scars is a charity which hosts self harm support groups, run by survivors. The support groups are now being held in Wakefield. The support groups are designed to support anyone who self-harms, their families, friends and carers, professionals, or anyone who is trying to understand self-harm. Battle Scars' aim is to explore the issues of self-harm within a safe environment, discover and understand the reasons behind it, open up and share without risking judgement so people can help each other become stronger and find better ways to cope. The first Wakefield session is taking place on 8 May 2019, 12.30pm - 2.30pm, at Wakefield Sea Cadets building, Thornes Lane, Wakefield, WF1 5QW. For more information on the Wakefield sessions, please see the flyer (pdf) or visit the Battle Scars website.
Wakefield District Early Help Register
 The Wakefield District Early Help Register has replaced the WeCAF system. Information early help agencies record on the Register will be used to analyse and identify the range and level of early help to better target support and services to where they are most needed. The Register is not a referral and will not hold the full assessment, so it doesn’t require a log in / password and is very accessible and secure. If you are providing additional support for a child or family, or to determine additional support, please visit the Wakefield Safeguarding Children Board website.
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Events
Male Survivors CSA/RAPE: Unpacking Post Traumatic Growth (PTG)
30 April 2019 | 10.00am - 12.00pm, Digital Health Enterprise Zone (DHEZ), Phoenix South West Building, Bradford University, Bradford, BD7 1DP
Survivors West Yorkshire's Ben's Place project is pleased to bring you an opportunity to explore Post Traumatic Growth (PTG) in male survivors of sexual abuse and rape. These series of discussion events will showcase a set of films from the US. The film showings will be an opportunity for an open discussion around empowering growth opportunities for West Yorkshire male survivors:
- What are the barriers?
- What are the opportunities?
- How do we create real change?
Nova Governance Masterclass - Risk Management Responsibilities
9 May 2019 | 4.00pm - 6.00pm, Nova Wakefield District Limited, 11 Upper York Street, Wakefield, WF1 3LQ
Nova is running a Governance Masterclass programme aimed at trustees, directors and management committee members of local charities and community organisations. Good governance is a vital part of how third sector organisations operate and are held accountable. This session will be delivered by Tim Larden, Ladbrook Insurance and will look at understanding and mitigating risk, including safeguarding issues, for trustees and directors.
WYCAS Advice Surgery Wakefield
14 May 2019 | 10.00am - 12.00pm, Nova Wakefield District Limited, 11 Upper York Street, Wakefield, WF1 3LQ
This is an opportunity to meet Lis Beverley from West Yorkshire Community Accounting Service (WYCAS) to chat through and seek advice on any finance or accounting issues or queries you have. You can also use the surgery simply to drop-off or collect your accounting records. If you would like to attend the surgery, please contact Lis Beverley on 0113 270 6291 or get in touch with Lis through WYCAS's website.
Special Educational Needs Conference: Supporting you and your child
15 May 2019 | 9.30am - 12.00pm, The Studio, Riverside West, Whitehall Road, Leeds, LS1 4AW
Witherslack Group is committed to sharing expert advice and support to parents and carers of children and young people with special educational needs.
The conference will cover a broad range of SEN specific practical advice delivered by experts within their field. Guests will be given the opportunity to attend truly world class sessions at a fraction of the usual cost. The day will include presentations on:
- Equipping you and your child with the skills to succeed with homework and exams - Dr Tony Lloyd, CEO of the ADHD Foundation
- Creating happy school days: supporting anxiety and mental health - Claire Traynor, Head Teacher at Hall Cliffe Primary
- Autism: the unexpected journey - a parents perspective - Anne-Marie Harrison, Ideas Afresh
- Understanding emotions: useful strategies for support and regulation - Dr Miranda Budd, The Witherslack Group Clinical Services Team
Let's Talk Good Finance
16 May 2019 | 9.30am - 12.30pm, York St John University, 34 Saint John Street, York, YO31 7EY
Social Enterprise Yorkshire and Humber is delighted to be partnering with Big Society Capital to run this event. This session is designed to offer third sector organisations the following opportunities:
- To speak to charity and social enterprise leaders who have already accessed social investment
- To meet potential social investors
- To learn about new social investment initiatives, funds and instruments
- To be able to ask questions in a safe and non-judgemental space
- To understand more about when social investment is not suitable or appropriate
Minding the Gap - 'It could happen to anybody' Conference
12 June 2019 | 9.30am - 4.30pm, The Metropole Hotel, King Street, Leeds, LS1 2HQ
Minding the Gap is delighted to present the eighth of a series of events which re-visits the policy objectives highlighted in The Marmot Review – Fair Society, Healthy Lives. Where you are born, develop, live and die and how it can affect your health and life expectancy. This conference will focus on the interconnections between everyday life experiences, risk factors, crisis prevention, Mental Health and Health Inequalities.
Funding Opportunities
There are lots of funding opportunities on the Nova website at the moment. Please see below for a selection of the funding opportunities currently available:
Arts Council Small Capital Grants
 Application deadline: Expression of interests must be submitted by 3 May 2019
Small Capital Grants will support the delivery of the Arts Council's goals by ensuring arts and cultural organisations have the right capital assets to support the delivery of their work. Grants of £100,000 - £499,999 are available for capital projects. The fund will prioritise currently funded organisations, and applications for improvements to existing arts and cultural facilities, particularly where there is a focus on environmental sustainability.
Energy Redress - Round 4
Application deadline: 17 May 2019
 Applications should support the core priorities of the fund i.e:
- To support vulnerable energy consumers
- The development of products and/or services, which are genuinely innovative and not currently accessible to energy consumers or certain groups of energy consumers
There are no additional funding priorities in this round. The minimum grant request is £20,000 and the maximum grant request is £100,000. Applications must be completed using the online system, which can be accessed here.
Safer Communities Fund
Application deadline: 24 May 2019
 The Safer Communities Fund was launched to help voluntary, community groups, charities and partners keep their communities safe and feeling safe. Grants will be awarded in line with the outcomes and priorities set out in the Police and Crime Plan. In this round, £100k will be available for either of the below:
- Targeted Priority - Projects which will tackle Drugs and Alcohol misuse for example: education, prevention, support in tackling underlying problems, reducing drug/alcohol related crime including serious violence, reducing re-offending or support for victims of this type of crime
- Targeted Group - Focussed work with young people including under the age of 10, and therefore under the criminal age of responsibility. For example: intervention and prevention work including targeted youth diversionary programmes which support the most vulnerable or those at risk of becoming perpetrators of crime and/or victims of tackle criminal and other forms of exploitation.
Note: projects will be welcomed which align to either or both of these targeted areas.
Coalfield's Community Investment Programme
Application deadline: 7 June 2019
 Grants are available to voluntary and community organisations for projects taking place in the top 30% most deprived coalfield communities in England and will make a positive difference in addressing the areas of skills, employment, health and wellbeing. There is a total of £500,000 for the financial year with £125,000 allocated to each quarterly committee meeting. Grants of between £500 and £10,000 are available. The Trust will now fund core costs up to 50% of the total costs requested.
Magic Little Grants
Application deadline: 30 November 2019
 Local charities and community groups can apply for a £500 grant to deliver projects that encourage people to be physically active. Preference will be given to projects that encourage social cohesion and help vulnerable people to overcome barriers to participation in physical activities. Funding can be used to launch new projects, support existing ones, or cover core costs associated with ongoing work.
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Jobs and Training
Jobs
Visit the jobs page on our website for full details of all the following opportunities:
Sikh Elder Service Administrator, Touchstone
Salary: NJC Scale 4, starting at scp 7, £19,554 pa/pro rata
Closing date: 14 April 2019
Community Development Worker, Migrant Access Worker
Salary: NJC Scale SO1 (scp 23), starting at £26,999 pa/pro rata
Closing date: 15 April 2019
Admin Assistant, Age UK Wakefield District
Salary: £8.50 per hour
Closing date: 15 April 2019
Home Support Service Assistant, Age UK Wakefield District
Salary: £8.50 per hour
Closing date: 18 April 2019
Community Care Bank Staff, Age UK Wakefield District
Salary: £8.99 per hour
Closing date: 18 April 2019
Care Assistant, Age UK Wakefield District
Salary: £17,531 per annum, pro rata for part time hours (£8.99 per hour)
Closing date: 18 April 2019
Mental Health Worker - Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), Touchstone
Salary: NJC Scale 5 (scp 12 – 17), starting at £21,589 pa/pro rata
Closing date: 21 April 2019
Women's Advocacte - Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), Touchstone
Salary: NJC Scale 5 (scp 12 – 17), starting at £21,589 pa/pro rata
Closing date: 21 April 2019
Job advertising is free for Nova members or £25 per job for non-members.
Training
Introduction to the Third Sector
24 April 2019 | 10.00am - 12.00pm, Nova Wakefield District Limited, 11 Upper York Street, Wakefield, WF1 3LQ
Come along to this free session and find out about the Third Sector in more detail. The session will also address any specific areas of interest/queries that participants may have about the sector. The training will cover:
- The theory underpinning the concept of the 'Third Sector'.
- Myths about the sector.
- Characteristics of the sector (legal structure, income, services, size and distribution).
- Statistics (local and national).
- Current burning issues (partly determined by participant input).
Participants will have the opportunity to send questions/interests about the sector prior to the session, so that we can specifically prepare to address them on the day. Please feel free to pass this information on to whoever you think may benefit from attending this training session.
Community Cohesion Training
Various dates, times and locations
Wakefield Council has published the community cohesion training calendar for 2019-20. The training offered includes:
- Safer Places Scheme
- Ramadhan awareness
- Prevent (counter terrorism awareness)
- Human Trafficking & Modern Day Slavery
- Hate Crime Training
- UASC (Understanding Asylum Seeking Children)
- Forced Marriages & Honour Based Abuse
- Insights into Ethnic Minority Communities
- Introduction to Migration
For more information, please see the leaflet (Word).
Public Health Learning and Development Programme - April - July 2019
Various dates, times and locations
The Wakefield Public Health Learning and Development (CPD) programme for April – July 2019 has now been published. The programme offers a wide range of free, bite-sized learning opportunities for workers and volunteers in the Wakefield District. Please see the flyer (pdf) for more information on the sessions available. Please note that booking is essential for attending these sessions. For more information and to book a place contact Sarah Earnshaw, Public Health, Tel 01924 307843, email searnshaw@wakefield.gov.uk.
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Best wishes,
The Nova Team
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